Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2493
CPS abuse investigations; require workers to record interviews with parents and children.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-15-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES SOCIAL WORKERS TO USE VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDINGS OF INTERACTIONS WITH FOSTER CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS IN THE INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGATIONS OF PARENTAL ABUSE OR NEGLECT; TO REQUIRE THE PRESERVATION OF SUCH RECORDINGS AND REQUIRE THE PROSECUTOR TO PRODUCE A COPY OF THE RECORDINGS UPON THE REQUEST OF THE DEFENDANT OR PARENT IN ANY CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT CRIMINAL PROCEEDING; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 14 to March 3, 2020, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateFeb 14 to Mar 3 · stopped18 days
Public Health and WelfareFeb 14 to Mar 3 · stopped18 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the Senate Feb 14 – Mar 3
- Feb 14Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 14Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate